Congress never wanted to push defence manufacturing, says BJP

The BJP slammed the Congress on Friday over its allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, saying that the party never wanted to push defence manufacturing in the country.

Congress never wanted to push defence manufacturing, says BJP
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The BJP slammed the Congress on Friday over its allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, saying that the party never wanted to push defence manufacturing in the country.

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi responded by saying that Congress could not digest the progress. 

"The country produced Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan but could not make fighter jet in 65 years. This cannot be digested," Trivedi said.

Defending the Central government, Trivedi said that the BJP has started defence manufacturing and the Congress has a problem with it.

"The Congress betrayed the people of the country on the issue of defence manufacturing for 65 years. It happened because the Congress government did not want to push defence production in the country," Trivedi alleged.

Reacting to the dismissal of petitions of senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot seeking draft electoral rolls in searchable text format in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Trivedi said it has "exposed" the party.

"One more lie of the Congress was exposed today by the court. The Congress leaders failed to produce verified documents with regard to their objection in the court," he said.

The petition was about the allegation of fake voters in the two states.

(With PTI Inputs)

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